^Lot 74 Large silver ingot #522 made in Potosi, 87 lb 11.36 oz troy, Class Factor 1.0, marked with fineness

Large silver ingot #522 made in Potosi, 87 lb 11.36 oz troy, Class Factor 1.0, marked with fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400, 99.16% fine), date 1621, manifest number IIIIUDCXIIII (4614), assayer MEXIA, tax stamps and owner/shipper marks, ex-Atocha (1622). 14" x 5-1/2" x 3". Truly a bar that "has it all," with all markings clear, including the seldom-seen date ("I6ZI" in a box) and the full MEXIA assayer cartouche to right of fineness, also with four circular tax stamps (none less than half complete) and various other marks like the silvermaster's V in one corner (for de Vreder), four tally-marks at one end, a small L and something that looks for all the world like a magic wand (star-topped stick), the owner/shipper's diamond-topped AR monogram (for Arriola) quite prominent, and with the usual double-scoop assayer's "bite" in center, only light surface corrosion and nice toning in crevices. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher certificate 85A-S522.